The politics in Columbine, Colorado are diverse and varied. As a small town located in Jefferson County, Columbine has a population of over 33,000 people who all have their own views on what is best for the community. The local government consists of a Mayor and six Town Council members who are elected to 4-year terms. All governmental decisions are made through a process of citizen input and consensus building. There are various political parties represented in the town ranging from Democratic to Republican and Libertarian. Each party has its own ideas and values about how the town should be run which leads to some interesting debates among residents. Local elections bring out many different candidates from all sides of the spectrum who make their case for why they should be elected to office. This ensures that everyone’s voice is heard within the community while at the same time fostering an environment of open dialogue and understanding between residents regardless of their political affiliations.
The political climate in Columbine, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, CO is moderately liberal. In Jefferson County, CO 57.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.9% to 39.3%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Columbine, CO is leaning liberal.
Jefferson County, Colorado is moderately liberal.
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Colorado is somewhat liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Columbine, Colorado: r r d d d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Columbine, CO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,609 contributions totaling $2,181,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,832 contributions totaling $923,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)